It depends on the age. If your cat is under 4 weeks, NO. A big fat NO. You can give a kitten purina kitten chow once it is weaned. If the kitten is 4 weeks or under, it will need KMR. (Kitten milk replacer) It should be fed with a bottle intended for nursing kittens, NOT a baby bottle with a baby nipple.
Ways to tell the age of a baby kittens. Newborns up to the 10 days have their eyes closed . If a kitten has blue eyes, it is less than 7 weeks old. If the kitten has the umbilical cord attached it is less than 3 days old. Checking a kitten's teeth is a good way to determine how old the kitten is. The centre incisors will erupt from the gums at about 3 weeks, outer incisors about 4 weeks, canines about 4 weeks, upper molars about 8 weeks, lower molars about 5 weeks. Kittens will eat independently at 5 weeks of age. Kittens under 3 weeks aren't toilet trained.
A kitten should stay with its mother for a minimum of eight weeks and preferably 12 weeks.
A kitten is usually weaned at baout 8 weeks.
You can wean at kitten at 8-10 weeks, but you can sell them at 15 weeks.
A stray kitten under 7 weeks of age usually still drinks it's mother's milk. If it does not have a mother that you know of you should bring it to your veterinarian and ask. They may put your kitten in with a mother that just had kittens, or suggest you feed it kitten milk from your grocery store. If they are older than 7 weeks you can try wet or dry cat food and a tiny bowl of milk or some water.
Yes, A mama cat takes care of a kitten for weeks and then the kitten becomes old enough to go out on it's own.
The best time for a kitten to be adopted is 12-14 weeks.
5 to 6 weeks depending on the kitten. Some kittens start earlier and some later. Use kitten food.
Yes, until it is about 8 weeks old.
9 weeks.
12 weeks was 1.9 kgs